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The Chicago Chapter of the All American Anti-War Marching band, or Chicago Antiwar Marching band, or the skeleton marching band has an e-mail list that you can join by e-mailing one of these addresses:
Mark Messing: mark-'at'-maestro-matic.com
Amy Cargill: normalpictures-'at'-yahoo.com
It is open to anyone regardless of musical ability or not. This is an artistic statement, and has a self-explanatory title.

In addition, Fred Hickler has put video footage of the Sunday March 16th and Thursday March 20th peaceful demonstrations against the war. The movies are in many formats so that all may view, regardless of bandwidth or browser.
**March 16th protest, general coverage and Thursday 20 Mar 2003
Author: Fred Hickler (fred@fisheyeworld.com)
Summary 4 1/2 minute video edit of the Sunday, March 16th rally and march featuring a Studs excerpt and the All American Anti-War Marching Band! (quicktime sorenson).
See site for more versions. web link http://www.textandgraphics.net/media

from a participant
"EE marching band members took place in the historic 10,000+++ person non-violent and peaceful march, occupying eight lanes of Lake Shore Drive as far as the eye could see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was historic and a great showing for Chicago.
A "skeleton, and antiwar marching band has formed with anyone who wishes to participate. It is an art statement. For information on the skeleton marching band, click here.
The march was amazing, never seen anything like it. Unfortunately, at the end, the police had split the protester groups in two, and started arresting us in small groups, while we COULD NOT PEACEABLY DISPERSE!!!!! The media claimed that we would not go, but in defiance of basic rights of a US citizen, we were not able to go. Police were in three lines, with stun guns and clubs, and would not even let senior citizens or babies leave. The police arrested who they wanted to, and after scaring us for three hours, penned in, surrounded, we were let free. There was only one casualty I was aware of of a young man getting hit with a club resulting in a fracture or break in his arm. This was quite an unjust thing for our city to do."